G/SPS/N/CAN/1478  
 
20 February 2023  
(23-1192) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Health Canada  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Use of Erythritol to Ready -to-eat Breakfast Cereals and their Coatings 
(ICS code: 67.220.20)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted 
Sweeteners  to Extend the Use of Erythritol to Ready -to-eat Breakfast Cereals and their 
Coatings . Language(s):  English and French . Number of pages:  3 and 4  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CAN/23_1216_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/CAN/23_1216_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a premarket safety 
assessment of a food additive submission seeking authorization for the use of erythritol in 
granola and other ready -to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereals and coatings for RTE breakfast 
cereals.  
Erythritol is already permitted for use as a food additive in various f oods in Canada. 
The results of the premarket assessment support the safety of erythritol for its requested 
uses. Consequently, Health Canada has enabled the use of erythritol described in the 
information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Sw eeteners , effective 
2 February 2023.  
The purpose of this communication is to publicly announce the Department's decision in 
this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for those wishing to submit 
an inquiry or new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a r elevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/CAN/1478  
 
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Health  Canada's Food and Nutrition – 'Public Involvement and Partnerships' Website, 
posted 2 February 2023 (available in English and French):  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats.html  (French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2 February 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 2 February 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The " Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Sweeteners  to Extend the Use of 
Erythritol to Ready -to-eat Breakfast Cereals and their Coatings" is available through the 
following weblink:  
https://www.canada.ca/en/health -canada/services/food -nutrition/public -involvement -
partnerships/notice -modification -list-permitted -sweeteners -extend -erythr itol-ready -eat-
breakfast -cereals -coatings.html  (English)  
https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante -canada/services/aliments -nutrition/participation -public -
partenariats/avis -modification -liste-edulcorants -autorises -etendre -utilisation -erythritol -
cereales -dejeuner -pretes -consommer -leurs-enrobages.html  (French)  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Tel: +(343) 203 4273  
Fax: +(613) 943 0346  
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca